Those hoping to participate in festival fun this holiday season in WildStar will have to wait a while, according to Carbine Studios. And it’s not because the team behind the MMO are grinches or anything.

WildStar developer Carbine Studios has published the first in a series of dev diary videos that touches on the post-level cap endgame. In it, product director Mike Donatelli said, “We have the best damn MMO that you’re going to play this year. Period. End.”

WildStar’s open beta will start on Thursday, May 8 and last until May 18. The open beta period runs for 10 days, and has an increased level cap, level 30, with two new abilities and a new ability slot. Tier Points are also available at level 30.WildStar launches June 3, and is now available for pre-order.

WildStar developers Carbine Studios has released another video detailing its PvP mode, Warplots. The video provides a closer look at the most “hardcore game mode yet,” and how players can create fortress machines plugs, traps, summoned monsters, and more. The previous Warplot video can be found through here.WildStar launches June 3 and you can check […]